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this is so much like the audio newbe questions

65.129.37.4

Posted by petew on April 3, 2002 at 07:06:06

In Reply to: HDTV, Flat Panel, Wide Screen, Plasma, - need some help posted by chris on April 2, 2002 at 18:18:00:

what kind of stereo should I buy?
how much should I spend?
what kind of speakers are good?
should I get seperates or an HT receiver?

we can't guide you unless you tell us where you are starting from, and where you want to go: ie

how big is the room?

in a big room, a big-box rear projection will give you a big picture for the least money. in a smaller room, you may not want an enormous black box breathing down your neck. and how far is your viewing seat from the screen? this matters alot.

what is your source?

are you watching VHS? DVD? cable (ugh!), broadcast (and what kind of antenna do you have?), satellite? computer?

what kind of programing?

are you sports? films? sit-coms? wrestling? porn? video games? this will determine what format you should get: 4:3 or 16:9

this is alot more difficult than you think.

the video gear business is unsettled, the technologies are still new and fighting for their lives...some nitching has already established (the high-end video seems to be DLP for the moment, but don't worry, you can't afford it; while the low-end is still rear projection), and the prices are still plumeting that $20,000 50" plasma from last year can be had for under $5000 new-in-box (don't buy it until you've seen why they can't give them away).

I think you'd be crazy to buy a new video display in 4:3 format.

kinda like saying:

"Hey, I'll pay you to poke me in the eye with a stick!"

then again, this website is full of crazy folk

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